What's the record time for a divorce?

[Rain Man]

I'm curious. I've got a cousin who's been in and out of courts on a divorce case for about ten years now. I don't remember when it started exactly, but she and the ex-husband have been siccing lawyers on each other for about a decade. They've got two kids who were in early grade school or preschool when it started, and the oldest is about to start driving now. The latest drama is that the ex didn't return them from summer visitation and is now apparently trying to hide them.

The whole thing is so far beyond ridiculous that I can only shake my head in disbelief. I don't ever see this cousin, but I wonder how screwed up her kids are going to be as adults since they've spent virtually their entire lives in this domestic battlefield.

How long do most divorce fights last, anyway? Anyone else ever seen or had one drag out this long?